Rosenblith: Ah, you play the Violin...

Contents

• Foreword by Gunther Schuller
• Observations and Recollections by Mark Ptashne
• Ben Sayevich and Ariadne Daskalakis
• Acknowledgement
• Chapter 1. Opening Thoughts
• Chapter 2. Matters Primarily Involving the Left Arm
• A. General Observations
• B. The Thumb and Closely Related Topics
• C. Topics Related to Finger Activity
• D. Shifting
• E. Vibrato and Expressive Emphasis
• F. Fingerings and Choosing Fingerings
• Chapter 3. Topics Related to the Functioning of the Right Arm
• A. General Thoughts
• B. Fundamental Assumptions
• C. Bow Speed
• Contact Point
• Weight of the Arm
• Inclination of the Bow
• D. The Role of Each Part of the Right Arm
• E. Articulation
• F. Bowings
• G. Chords
• Chapter 4. Posture and Physical Relationship to Playing the Violin
• Chapter 5. concluding Thoughts
• Appendix 1. On Practising (and Additional Thoughts on Practicing)
• Appendix 2. Quotes from Violin Fingering: Its Theory and Practice by Carl Flesch